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I never really understood the Google worship. "Don't be evil" was an ingenious PR move which earned them an army of useful idiots willing to defend their every
by 659087 9y ago
I never really understood the Google worship. "Don't be evil" was an ingenious PR move which earned them an army of useful idiots willing to defend their every move, but never actually applied internally as far as I could tell. I think the reality was "see how much evil we can get society acclimated to".
As for Facebook, I think anyone who ever had a positive opinion of them should be evaluated by a psychiatrist.
- pacala 9y agoGoogle is [was?] a geek company. You could get a good pay by being really good at coding. Most companies out there, the only way to get a high compensation is to play Games of Thrones on the management ladder. Actually doing any work is shunned upon.
- jedberg 9y ago> Actually doing any work is shunned upon. You clearly don't understand what a manager does if you believe what they do isn't work.
- pacala 9y agoThere are indeed many definitions of work. I'm using "something produced or accomplished by effort, exertion, or exercise of skill", https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work. But then again, managers are very skilled at power games, and the ultimate sign of power is taking credit for what your subordinates produced.
- scarface74 9y agoYou're working for a bad manager. I appreciate the management at my company. They keep the lights on and take care of all the stuff I would never want to do and I can concentrate on development.
- 659087 9y agoFrom my experiences with friends who worked or work at Google, you could fit in just as well by being a mediocre programmer or graphic designer who really enjoyed kool-aid. The terms "Googley" and "Googler" quickly became the equivalent of nails on a chalkboard to me thanks to these people.